Hi
I picked a couple of sections from work i have done which might help you these are:
This includes the right from protection from abuse, the right for the individual to express their views and listen to them. Disabled children should have the right to be cared for and services put into place either if they are living at home or they live away from home.
An explanation of the rights those children, young people and their carers have in situations where harm or abuse is suspected or alleged.
Child/young person’s rights.- A child has the right to be protected against significant harm (children’s act 1989, every child matters 2004, United Nations Convention on the rights of the child etc).
- A child/young person has the right not to be subjected to repeated medical examinations or questions following suspected abuse.
Children should contribute their own account of their own views, they should be listened to and within certain circumstances these should be applied, but when a child is in significant harm then you would look at the child’s best interest to make them safe. They should be fully informed of everything that is happening to them, they should be consulted sensitively.
Parents / carers rights.- The parents, carers have the right to be informed of suspected abuse and have the right to know what is being said about them and to contribute their own views.
If a child is in significant harm, parents/carers have no rights when it comes to confidentiality within information sharing to the right agencies (social services).
Hope it helps
Lynne
3 examples of the rights of the child
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